[Info-vax] PC/VT Keyboarrd Mapping

[Jim]

On Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 5:15:47 AM UTC-4, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> Den 2016-06-22 kl. 11:08, skrev Paul Richards:
> > I'm running OpenVMS on the FreeAXP emulator with PuTTY, which is
> > bundled with FreeAXP.Unfortunately my PC keyboard does not make it easy
> > to use VMS software like editors, e.g. EDT, as the keycodes emitted do
> > not match up with those expected from a VT100/200 etc.
> >
> > Is there a way of somehow mapping the PC keyboard so that the keycodes
> > emitted match up with those of the VT100/200?
> >
> > I don't have a numeric keypad on my laptop...
> 
> And there is your problem. Get yourself a new laptop. In these
> days, a laptop with numaric keypad has become standard and you
> pay extra for the smaller/lighter models, not the other way
> around as it was some years ago.
> 
> > but I have function keys F1
> > - F12 and the usual QWERTY keyboard.
> >
> > I'm not sure if this a VT question or a PuTTY question. If the latter
> > I'd appreciate any links to possible solutions.
> >
> > Thanks
> >

Or maybe add a USB keyboard with a numeric keypad (if mobility is not an issue).